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On the Blogs and OpEds
How the Political Primary Season Creates Psychological Tribes via Character and Context
Insecure Relationships Change Our View of the World via Character and Context
Is Porn Really the Problem? via Character and Context
Common Choices Are Less Common Than You Think via Character and Context
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Gratitude Helps You Cooperate. Does It Also Make You a Sucker? via The Behavioral Scientist
Conservatism, Systems, And Animal Ethics via Faunalytics
Why Do We Laugh? via Scientific American
Why People Post ‘Couple Photos’ as Their Social Media Profile Pictures via The Conversation
In the News
Babies show signs of altruism, giving up food even when they're hungry, study finds via Newsweek
Washington Redskins’ name, Native mascots offend more than previously reported via UC Berkeley
Individuals are more optimistic about their own political parties or sports teams than others via Oregon State University
The precise meaning of emotion words is different around the world via Research Digest
Research: Bringing up past injustices make majority groups defensive via Harvard Business Review
Religious, moral beliefs may exacerbate concerns about porn addiction via APA
Partisanship predicts belief in fake news more strongly than conspiracy mentality, study finds via PsyPost
What playfulness can do for your relationship via The Greater Good
What personality traits predict choking under pressure? via Forbes
This simple trick could help stop the spread of misinformation on social media via Vanderbilt University
The use of jargon kills people’s interest in science, politics via Ohio State University
New study shows why unemployment is sometimes associated with an increase in happiness via PsyPost
Leaders show distinct body language depending on whether they gain authority through prestige or dominance via Research Digest
On Twitter
Are you going to #SPSP2020? Did you miss the new attendee webinar featuring @EdelsteinLab , @SPSPnews , and me? You can watch the video here: https://t.co/hLkWiNE2Y5 Some particularly useful info below!
— Dr. Amy Summerville (@RegretLab) February 13, 2020
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— Consortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA) (@COSSADC) February 12, 2020
“Our feelings don’t do arithmetic very well,” @PaulatDR explains to @nytimes's @max_fish. Slovic unpacks the trouble people have assessing risk in cases like the coronavirus, which "hits all the hot buttons that lead to heightened risk perception" https://t.co/7ILESQHIIX
— Dave Nussbaum (@davenuss79) February 14, 2020
Exciting weekend ahead: Proctoring exams, hanging out with my @BBBSChi Little, listening to the mariachi orchestra Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán @chicagosymphony, and seeing the final performance of Freedom Ride @chicagoopera. Oh, and prepping for @SPSPnews! pic.twitter.com/lyXEV7nptL
— Margaret (@tweetsbymidge) February 14, 2020
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